Stuart v. Department of Social & Rehabilitation Services

John Stuart and Lee Tickell appeal from the grant of summary judgment to the Montana Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS) by the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County. We affirm.

The issues are:

1. Did SRS’s refusal to pay appellants their accrued vacation benefits violate the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution?

2. Did SRS’s refusal to pay appellants their accrued vacation benefits violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution?

3. Is Section 2-18-617(2), MCA, the…